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TOWN of ILEX/NG-TON
<br />SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
<br />MARCH 4,1932
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<br />The meeting was called to order by Town Clerk, James J.
<br />Carroll, at 8:08 P. M. Moderator Robert H. Holt, being ab-
<br />sent.
<br />Senator Jos. R. Cotton was unanimously elected, to pre-
<br />side at this meeting as Moderator Pro -tem.
<br />Town Clerk James J. Carroll, started the reading of the
<br />warrant for the meeting, when upon motion of Selectman Mr.
<br />Trask, further reading of the warrant was waived, and the
<br />Town Clerk continued by reading the Constable's return of
<br />the warrant.
<br />Selectman Mr. Trask, moved that article two be taken up.
<br />Mr. Hollis Webster asked the question, if a quorum be
<br />present.
<br />The Moderator Pro -tem appointed the following tellers,
<br />Custance, Dr. Walsh and Spencer to count the number of
<br />Town Meeting members present, with the following results:
<br />Custance 24
<br />Dr. Walsh 34
<br />Spencer 18
<br />76
<br />A quorum not being present, the Moderator advised sus-
<br />pension of the meeting, ten minutes, in order to call in more
<br />Town Meeting Members.
<br />While waiting for a quorum Mr. Mitchell, Chairman of the
<br />Appropriation Committee read and explained his report, also
<br />explaining how the next tax rate, of .$30.0O was arrived at.
<br />At nine o'clock a recount of the Town Meeting Members
<br />was again taken by the same tellers, with the following re-
<br />sults:
<br />12
<br />ANNUAL REPORTS
<br />Custance 27
<br />Dr. Walsh 44
<br />Spencer 27
<br />Moderator 1
<br />Town Clerk 1
<br />9:04 P. M.
<br />106
<br />The Moderator read article two.
<br />Selectman Mr. Trask offered the following motion :
<br />Voted: That the sum of $38,350.06 be appropriated by the
<br />Town to pay it's portion of the cosi of acquiring land and of
<br />the construction and equipment and other expenses on account
<br />of a hospital situated in Waltham, and partly in Lexington,
<br />known as the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital, re-
<br />quired by Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as amended, and
<br />also being further authorized by Chapter 369 of the Acts of
<br />1928, as amended by Chapter 175 of the Acts of 1930 and Chap-
<br />ter 73 of the Acts of 1931, and for this purpose the sum of
<br />$38,250.06 be appropriated, of which $12,350.06 shall be as-
<br />sessed in the levy of the current year, and the Town Treasurer,
<br />with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is author-
<br />ized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of
<br />the Selectmen, bonds or notes of the Town in the amount of
<br />$26,000.00 issued and payable as provided by Iaw.
<br />Selectman, Mr. Trask, explained the vote, stating that the
<br />cost of this hospital had been divided among the Cities and
<br />Towns in Middlesex County, except Lowell and Cambridge,
<br />who take care of their own patients, also stating notes would
<br />be raised to cover half the cost to the Town, to be dated April
<br />1, 1932.
<br />Account of this item to be paid to the County Commis-
<br />sioners, on or before March 25, 1932, this Special Meeting was
<br />made necessary, in order to avoid a twelve per cent penalty.
<br />Mr. Jas. G. Robertson, asked how the County Commis-
<br />sioners arrived at the figures.
<br />Selectman, Mr. Trask; explained, according to the valua-
<br />tions of the other Cities and Towns in the County.
<br />The vote was presented as read, with the following re-
<br />sult :
<br />e-sult:
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